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Government unlocking £330 million from dormant accounts to build a fairer society

Up to £330 million from dormant bank and building society accounts will be used to help the homeless, disadvantaged young people...

Thursday, 4 January 2018 09:04

Anderson condemns Palestinian aid remarks

Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has said the international community has a responsibility to support the people of Palestine...

Wednesday, 3 January 2018 15:36

UCL, Synthomer and Nexeon awarded £7m to improve battery technology for electric vehicles

UCL, Synthomer and Nexeon have together been awarded £7million in Innovate UK funding to develop significantly better materials for Li-ion batteries...

Wednesday, 3 January 2018 13:34

London Mayor urges more schools to take up knife wands in his crackdown on violent crime

As part of his robust package of measures to crack down on knife crime, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is urging more schools across the capital to take up his offer...

Wednesday, 3 January 2018 09:15

International Trade Secretary Dr Fox visits China

International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, travels to China today, in his first international visit of the new year to advance the UK’s trade and investment relationship...

Tuesday, 2 January 2018 13:33

Renationalisation would be a real rail rip-off, says TaxPayers' Alliance

As the debate around renationalising the railways continues, and rail fares are due to increase yet again, a new report from the TaxPayers' Alliance shows that privatisation has been a good thing...

Tuesday, 2 January 2018 00:01

Unlimited Hopper fare launches this month as second year of Mayor’s fares freeze delivered on TfL services

Rail commuters across the UK return to work today to find the cost of their fares increasing by an average of 3.4 per cent, but across London millions of passengers are benefiting from Sadiq Khan’s fares freeze on TfL services....

Tuesday, 2 January 2018 00:01

New universities regulator comes into force

The Office for Students (OfS), the new regulator designed to champion the interests of students, promote choice and help to ensure that students are receiving a good deal...

Monday, 1 January 2018 23:25

Foreign Secretary statement on Iran

The Foreign Secretary has made the following statement on the protests in Iran...

Monday, 1 January 2018 21:43

Further 9 terror-related offences added to Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme

Changes to the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme mean that people found guilty of crimes such as tipping off terrorists about an investigation, or flouting terror prevention court orders...

Friday, 29 December 2017 10:16